10-letter words containing l, a, y, o, r
- plutocracy — the rule or power of wealth or of the wealthy.
- plutolatry — the worship of wealth or material possessions
- polar body — one of the minute cells arising from the unequal meiotic divisions of the ovum at or near the time of fertilization.
- polyandric — polyandrous.
- polyarchic — a form of government in which power is vested in three or more persons.
- polycarpic — producing fruit many times, as a perennial plant.
- polycrates — died 522? b.c, Greek tyrant of Samos.
- polygraphy — a code
- polyhedral — of, relating to, or having the shape of a polyhedron.
- polymerase — any of several enzymes that catalyze the formation of a long-chain molecule by linking smaller molecular units, as nucleotides with nucleic acids.
- polystylar — relating to a polystyle
- popularity — the quality or fact of being popular.
- port royal — a village in S South Carolina, on Port Royal island: colonized by French Huguenots 1562.
- poultryman — a person who raises domestic fowls, especially chickens, to sell as meat; a chicken farmer.
- power play — Football. an aggressive running play in which numerous offensive players converge and forge ahead to block and clear a path for the ball carrier.
- praxeology — the study of human conduct.
- preholiday — relating to the period before a holiday
- pro-family — that favors or benefits families
- prodigally — wastefully or recklessly extravagant: prodigal expenditure.
- profitably — yielding profit; remunerative: a profitable deal.
- profligacy — shameless dissoluteness.
- propylaeum — Often, propylaea. a vestibule or entrance to a temple area or other enclosure, especially when elaborate or of architectural importance.
- proslavery — favoring slavery.
- proximally — situated toward the point of origin or attachment, as of a limb or bone. Compare distal (def 1).
- pyrazoline — any of the group of heterocyclic compounds containing three carbon atoms, two adjacent nitrogen atoms, and one double bond in the ring.
- pyrazolone — any of the group of heterocyclic compounds containing the pyrazoline ring in which one carbon atom is doubly linked to an oxygen atom not in the ring.
- pyrogallol — a white, crystalline, water-soluble, poisonous, solid, phenolic compound, C 6 H 3 (OH) 3 , obtained by heating gallic acid and water: used chiefly as a developer in photography, as a mordant for wool, in dyeing, and in medicine in the treatment of certain skin conditions.
- pyrolysate — a product of pyrolysis
- quadrilogy — (nonstandard) A tetralogy.
- radio play — a play written for broadcasting on radio
- radiolysis — the dissociation of molecules by ionizing radiation.
- radiolytic — the dissociation of molecules by ionizing radiation.
- rallycross — a form of motor sport in which cars race over a one-mile circuit of rough grass with some hard-surfaced sections
- rationally — agreeable to reason; reasonable; sensible: a rational plan for economic development.
- ravenously — extremely hungry; famished; voracious: feeling ravenous after a hard day's work.
- ray floret — one of the marginal florets surrounding the disk of tubular florets in the flower heads of certain composite plants, as the daisy.
- ray flower — one of the marginal florets surrounding the disk of tubular florets in the flower heads of certain composite plants, as the daisy.
- reasonably — agreeable to reason or sound judgment; logical: a reasonable choice for chairman.
- regionally — of or relating to a region of considerable extent; not merely local: a regional meeting of the Boy Scouts.
- regulatory — to control or direct by a rule, principle, method, etc.: to regulate household expenses.
- resonantly — resounding or echoing, as sounds: the resonant thundering of cannons being fired.
- revelatory — of, relating to, or having the characteristics of revelation.
- rockabilly — a style of popular music combining the features of rock-'n'-roll and hillbilly music.
- royal anne — a variety of sweet cherry having yellow fruit tinged with red.
- royal blue — a deep blue, often with a faint reddish tinge.
- royal duke — a duke who is also a royal prince, being a member of the royal family
- royal fern — a coarse fern, Osmunda regalis, having tall, upright fronds.
- royal fizz — a beverage consisting of gin, lemon juice, sugar, and an egg.
- royal lily — a lily, Lilium regale, of western China, having fragrant flowers about six inches (15 cm) wide that are white inside, lilac-colored or purplish outside, and have a yellow base.
- royal mast — a mast situated immediately above, and generally formed as a single spar with, a topgallant mast.